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25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024
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25 April 2023 - 16 November 2023
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01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025
6. Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, offer my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Christina McKelvie at this tragic time. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to prevent instances of water scarcity in 2025. (S6F-03968)"
Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The minister will be aware of the complex regulatory landscape offshore, with multiple regulators and landlords being responsible for overseeing wind, oil and gas, fishing and marine protection, all of which leads to congestion and overlap…
Chamber meeting date: 26 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Does the cabinet secretary recognise that, provided that their bank balance is big enough, there is currently nothing to stop someone from buying up all of Scotland’s land with no questions asked…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Professor O’Neill, are you familiar with the Scottish Government’s fair work agenda?"
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Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that people across Scotland are able to exercise their legal rights to (a) assembly, (b) demonstrate and (c) peacefully protest, without fear of undue harassment or victimisation by law enforcement."
Answer expected on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Israeli parliament’s reported decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating inside Israel coming into effect on 30 January 2025, what plans it has to provide funding for UNRWA in 2025-26."
Answer expected on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to landowners for the (a) creation and (b) management of riparian buffer strips for beaver reintroduction."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action NatureScot is taking to (a) carry out strategic environmental assessments (SEA) of new catchments for beaver release and (b) streamline the SEA process."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many sites have been identified in a pipeline of new receptor sites for beaver management translocations, and how many beavers each receptor site is likely to accommodate."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its approach to issuing lethal control licences for beaver mitigation is consistent with the approach that it uses for licensing lethal control for other European protected species."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the NatureScot report, Scotland's Beaver Strategy 2022-2045, how it will maintain the supply of sites for beaver translocation."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 2 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether in applications for (a) lethal control and (b) trap and removal licences for beavers, evidence is required to prove that alternative mitigation options have been tried but deemed unsuccessful."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 1 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what communications it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) Maritime and Coastguard Agency to improve the welfare of seafarers and offshore workers on vessels that use Scottish ports."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 March 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what communications it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) Maritime and Coastguard Agency regarding any environmental impact on Scotland of the recent collision in the North Sea between an oil tanker and a cargo ship."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 March 2025
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